Securing America: Solving Oil Dependence Through Innovation

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Securing America Solving Oil Dependence Through
Innovation

• Daniel Lashof, Ph.D.
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• March 17, 2005

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We Need to Change Direction

• We cant drill our way to energy security
• Energy bill has no impact on oil markets
• 1992 Energy Policy Act had lofty goals, no teeth

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A National Commitment to Save Oil

• 2015 Save 2.5 million barrels/day
• 2025 Save 10 million barrels/day
• Flexible, but enforceable
• Savings from any sector
• Savings from any technology
• Total savings must reach target
• Incentives and standards
• RD and deployment incentives
• Efficiency and renewable fuel standards

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A National Commitment to Save Oil
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Make Efficient Vehicles in America

• Extend consumer purchase tax incentives
• Provide auto manufacturer and supplier investment
  tax credits
• Raise fuel efficiency standards for light duty
  vehicles
• Include light trucks up to 10,000 lbs
• Revise test procedure
• Let dual-fuel loophole expire

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Adopt Fuel-Efficient Tires and Engine Oil

• Fuel-efficiency standards and labeling for tires
  and oil
• Make replacement tires at least as fuel-efficient
  as OE tires
• Differentiate more-efficient tires and oil
• Consumer education and purchase incentives
• List of fuel-efficient, low rolling resistance
  tires available today in Green Seal report
  (www.greenseal.org/recommendations.htmproduct)
• Get oil savings from on-road stock!

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Establish Fuel Economy Standards for Heavy Trucks

• Create fuel economy standards for long-haul
  tractor-trailers
• Provide tax incentives for the production of
  hybrid drive trains for small and medium trucks
• Provide purchase incentives for anti-idling
  equipment

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Grow Renewable Fuels in America

• Invest in RD and pilot projects to produce fuels
  from crop wastes and energy crops
• Adopt a renewable fuels standard (RFS)
• Mandate of fuel to come from renewable sources
• Prevent air quality backsliding
• Require increasing renewability index
• Promote use in high-percentage blends
• Require FFV production
• Incentives for E85 infrastructure

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Conclusion

• Our national oil addiction is a threat to our
  security, jobs and environment
• We need a national commitment to oil savings
• 2.5 million barrels per day (mbd) in 2015 and 10
  mbd in 2025 we can do it!
• Flexible, but enforceable
• We have the technology--we need the political
  will.

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More information
www.nrdc.org/breakthechain